Abstract
Mosses in general are found in diverse kind of habitats, except extreme dry deserts and oceans (Schuster 1984). Some have the capacity to remain viable even after many years in a dry condition, while others can carry out photosynthesis at very low temperatures (Atanasiu 1971). The development of a moss plant (gametophyte) starts with the germination of a spore to form a protonema, which further develops into a new gametophyte; later sporophytes are formed on it.
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Batra, A., Bajaj, Y.P.S. (1996). Regeneration of Plants from Protoplasts of Mosses (Funaria hygrometrica and Physcomitrella patens). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Plant Protoplasts and Genetic Engineering VII. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 38. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09368-9_9
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